1. 1 Mid Day Meal Scheme Ministry of HRD Government of India PAB-MDM Meeting – Tamil Nadu 28.02.2014

2. Review of Implementation of MDMS in TAMIL NADU (Primary + Upper Primary) (1.4.2013 to 31.12.2013) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

3. ISSUES  State has not included Govt. aided schools (7704) for Construction of Kitchen- cum-stores  Less utilization of Transport Assistance (30%); Payment upto September 2013 only.  Insufficient Storage facilities for Food Grains and other ingredients at noon meal centres; reported by JRM and MI  Less quantity of Vegetables are provided ;observed by JRM.  Usage of fire wood instead of LPG in the noon meal centres; observed by JRM and MI  Non recording of Tasting of meals by Teacher as well as Organiser( JRM, MI )  Acute Water Scarcity and highly malnourished children in Ramanathapuram-JRM  Poor Monthly MIS data entry for 2013-14 (58%) only upto December 2013

4. Best Practices  Permanent Structure for organizing and cooking noon meal in all centres  e-transfer of funds at all levels. Noon meal functionaries are paid every month through e-transfer.  State Contribution for salary Noon meal functionaries is higher than the Central assistance for Honorarium to CCH and special provisions for Noon Meal staff of the Centre,  Pension, Festival Advance, provision of lump-sum payment on retirement (50,000/- for organizer and 20000/- for cooks), Special Provident Fund, Appointment on compassionate ground, Promotional opportunity.  Social Audit introduced under mid day meal programme from August 15 th 2013 in all the Districts in selective panchayats.  Regular supply of Pulses, Oil, Salt by Centralized procurement through TNCSC

5. Cont….  New initiatives (4 set of School Uniforms, school Bags, chappals and Geometry box) for enhancing enrolment  Egg served to all children on all 5 working days and Colouring scheme for eggs for each day of the week to prevent pilferage and staleness  Variety meal introduced in one block of all districts on pilot basis.  Banana weighing 100 gms is provided for non egg eating children @ Rs. 1.25 per banana  Provision of Mixies for preparation of meals  Capacity building of all CCH and Training by IHM also

6. Findings of Interim Report by MI  In Madurai schools, the quantity of foodgrains indicated and the actual weight was not similar in 26 schools  In PUPS Kodimangalam-Madurai funds for MDM are not released on time and got delayed by a month or two.  The number of cooks and helpers are quite inadequate to meet the requirements in some of the schools due to vacancies.  Schools were reported that utensils used for cooking are inadequate.  In Theni, proper utensils are available only in 12 schools and the remaining schools do not have sufficient utensils for cooking and serving.  Storage bins were not seen in any of the schools. The stock is kept in the same gunny bags in which they received the food grains.  Most schools in Madurai district had toilets that require better maintenance

7. Coverage : Enrolment Vs Achievement (Pry) No. of Children ( in lakhs) 82% 88% Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 88% ASER, 2013 - 91.9% attendance on the day of visit.

8. Coverage : Enrolment Vs Achievement (U. Pry) No. of Children (in lakhs) 77% 87% Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 86% ASER, 2013 - 91.3% attendance on the day of visit.

9. Performance Score Card Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

10. Analysis of State’s Proposal for 2014-15 Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

11. Proposals and Recommendations Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India S. No ComponentPAB Approval 2013-14 State Proposal 2014-15 Recommended by Appraisal Team 1Children (Pry)270000026995002700000 2Children (U Pry)2100000 2099819 2100000 3NCLP1167411415 4Drought PryNil2631650 5Drought U.PryNil2025289 6Working Day (Pry & U Pry) NCLP Drought(Pry & U.pry) 210 – Pry & 208-U Pry 312-NCLP 220 – Pry & 220-U Pry 312-NCLP 51 Drought 220 – Pry & 220-U Pry 312-NCLP 51 Drought 7Kitchen cum StoreNil No proposal for GA Schools May submit the Proposal 8Cook cum Helper128130 9Kitchen Devices6979 (New) 5831 (R) FY- 2007-08 6032 (addl. Req) 8526 (R) FY- 2008-09 6032 (addl. Req) 8526 (R) FY- 2008-09 10MME46.67 Cr.Permitted within limits 11Notional Funds (Recurring & Non Recurring ) Existing Rs. 630.59 Crore (including drought –Rs. 111.78 cr ) Last year approved allocation Rs. 493 Crore

12. Proposals for 2014-15: Children (Primary) No. of children (in lakhs) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Proposal for coverage during Drought Primary: 2631650 Proposal for coverage during Drought Primary: 2631650

13. Proposals for 2014-15: Children (Upper Primary) No. of children (in lakhs) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Proposal for coverage during Drought Upper Primary:2025289

14. Thank You Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Thank you Dining Hall in Tripura

15. Nutritional Aspects identified by the 5th Joint Review Mission Tamil Nadu N = Boys = 436 Girls = 377

16. Component-wise Performance under Primary Stage Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Payment of Honorarium to Cook cum Helpers paid up to December 2013

17. Component-wise Performance under Upper Primary Stage Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

18. ComponentAs per AWP&BAs per MIS Institutions 4261943027 Enrolment 55013694673103 Engagement of CCH12764374448 Drinking Water facility 41676 (98%) 37250 (87%) Toilet facility 42315 (99%) 36387 (85%) Gas based cooking7989 (19%)712 (2%) Comparison of Data: AWP&B vs MIS

19. Coverage Institutions : Existing Vs Achievement (Pry) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Institutions 98% 100% ASER, 2013 - MDM was served in 100% schools on the day of visit.

20. Coverage Institutions : Existing Vs Achievement (U. Pry) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Institutions 98% 100% ASER, 2013 - MDM was served in 100% schools on the day of visit.

21. Coverage : Children Approval Vs Achievement (NCLP) No. of Children 98% Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Approved institutionApproved days 339312 Schools covered 357 days covered 235

22. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Working Days 97% Coverage : Working Days Approval Vs Achievement Primary (first 3 qtr) 97% 4 days in Primary and 5 days in Upry not covered due to postponement of reopening of schools due to drought

23. Approval Vs Achievement: Number of Meals (Pry + UPry.)upto 3 rd QTR Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Meals (in crore) 96% 107%97%

24. FOOD GRAIN : ALLOCATION vs. UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Quantity in MTs 78%54% 68% Low foodgrain utilization in Nilgiris (56%)

25. Foodgrains : Opening Balance, Allocation & Lifting (1.4.13 to 31.12.13) Foodgrains (in Thousand MTs) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 68% 60%

26. Payment of cost of Food grains to FCI upto 31.12.2013 Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Cost of Food Grain (Rs. In Lakh ) 97% Outstanding position against issue of foodgrains under MDM Scheme upto 31.12.2013 is Rs. 1246.90 (40%) Lakh

27. COOKING COST: ALLOCATION vs UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Rs in Lakh 69% 64% 71%

28. Approval Vs Achievement Engagement of Cooks-cum-Helpers during 1.4.13 to 31.12.13 No. of CCH Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 100% Primary + Upper Primary

29. Honorarium to Cooks-cum-Helpers as on 31.12.2013 Rs. In Lakh Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 66% Central Share in allocation : 9609.75 Lakh State Share in allocation : 53406.20 Lakh Central Share in allocation : 9609.75 Lakh State Share in allocation : 53406.20 Lakh

30. MME: ALLOCATION vs UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Rs in Lakhs 80% 74%

31. Transportation Assistance : ALLOCATION vs UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Rs in Lakhs 38% 62% 30% Payment of Bills for transportation upto Sept. 2013. The collection of the bills from the TNCSC is in process.

32. Achievement up to 2013-14 (Kitchen cum Stores) Progress (in %) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 32 Total Sanctioned : 28470 Kitchen Cum Stores 7262 11436 21208 33571

33. Achievement up to 2013-14 (Kitchen Devices) Progress (in %) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Total Sanctioned : 71406 units including Replacement

34. Availability of Infrastructure ASER data -2013 Usable toilets for girls 67%. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Availability in % schools

35. Coverage : School Health Programme No. of Institutions Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 85% IFA Distributed in 89% Schools De-worming 84% Schools 42619 schools Vitamin 'A' Distributed 100 % SchoolsSpectacles 31% Schools

36. Coverage : School Health Programme No. of Children in Lakh Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 90% 46% 113% 186496 Distribution of spectacles to Children Total Enrolment 5501369 ( Pry & U.Pry) 97% 40%

37. Proposal for Cook-cum-helper engaged in MDM Scheme Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India PAB Approval 2013-14 Already Engaged Additional requirement (2014-15) Cook- cum- helper 128130127643Nil

38. Proposal for Construction of Kitchen-cum-Store Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of institutions (Govt & LB schools) Sanctioned Constructed through convergence Gap Additional Proposal 2014-15 345522847073440NIL Saturated 7704 Govt. Aided Schools Proposal awaited Nil7704 Note:- The Govt. will submit the proposal for 7704 Kitchen –cum-Stores for Govt. Aided. School shortly to Govt. of India.

39. Proposal for Procurement of Kitchen Devices Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India  8526 units are eligible for replacement sanctioned in 2008-09. No. of institutions Sanctioned (Including Replacement) Procured through convergence Additional requirement for old schools State Proposal for replacement 4261971406736760328526

40. Pre requisite steps for submission of AWP& B 2014-15 Pre-requisite stepsStatus Plan should be approved by SSMC MeetingYes 100% payment of honorarium shall be made to cook cum helpers up to December 2013 Yes 100% payment of cost of foodgrains shall be made to FCI upto 31 st December 2013 Yes (97%) Separate and detailed MME plan.Yes Bank account should be opened for cook cum helpers Yes in all districts

41. Contd…. Contd…. Pre-requisite stepsStatus Plan should also be submitted through MDM-MIS No Annual and Monthly data entry for the FY 2013-14 should be completed up to December 2013. 90 % Annual 58% monthly ATN on commitments given by the State Govt. during PAB Meeting of 2013-14. No ATN on findings of reports of MI and recommendations of JRM reports Yes Plan should be submitted within the scheduled date in hard and soft copies both. Yes

42. It may be Painted at prominent Places on the outside wall of the school.  It may be Painted at prominent Places on the outside wall of the school. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India The MDM Logo should be Widely Publicized The MDM Logo should be Widely Publicized.

43. Thank You Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Thank you Dining Hall in Tripura